Sweet Pickled Garden Vegetables

Ingredients

 * 2 lbs assorted fresh vegetables, such as Kirby cucumbers, baby carrots, celery, cauliflower, red peppers, and pearl onions, cut into small cubes
 * 2½ cups water, cooled
 * ¼ cup cider vinegar
 * ¼ cup sugar
 * 1½ teaspoons sea salt
 * 1 teaspoon pickling spices
 * 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
 * 8 sprigs fresh dill

Directions

 * 1) Using a glass bowl combine water, vinegar, sugar, sea salt, pickling spice, and peppercorns until well mixed.
 * 2) In another glass bowl place the vegetables and dill, then pour all the brine over them.
 * 3) Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 to 4 days before serving.